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Export Performance of South and East Asia in Modern Services

Nasir, Shahbaz; Kalirajan, Kaliappa - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2013

terms of realization of export potential, is considerably lower than that of the developed world in North America and Europe …

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2012 Global Food Policy Report

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); … - 2013

This 2012 Global Food Policy Report is the second in an annual series that provides an in-depth look at major food policy developments and events. Initiated in response to resurgent interest in food security, the series offers a yearly overview of the food policy developments that have...

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The internationalisation of R&D: sectoral and geographic patterns of cross-border investments

Castelli, Cristina; Castellani, Davide - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2013

activities. Almost half of the investments is due to multinationals from North America, and over one third from Western Europe …

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Market Integration and (the Limits of) the First Sale Rule in North American and European Trademark Law

Calboli, Irene - 2013

This Article explores the intricate relationship between the exercise of trademark rights and the free movement of goods in the marketplace, and considers the effectiveness and the limitations of the principle of trademark first sale (also known as trademark exhaustion) in promoting the free...

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Drivers for International Innovation Activities in Developed and Emerging Countries

Schmiele, Anja - 2013

The internationalisation of corporate R&D is an opportunity for firms to reach local knowledge and expertise which is distributed globally. Firms' innovation activities which are carried out abroad comprise either the localization of uniform products to local needs with locally available...

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Transboundary Natural Gas Sales and North American Free Trade

Dzienkowski, John S. - 2013

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What Do Experts Expect from Human Resource Practices

Abraham, Jocelyne; Morin, Lucie; Renaud, Stephane; … - 2013

Knowing how to attract highly qualified employees known as experts is of critical importance to many organizations in the new knowledge economy. The aim of this exploratory empirical study is to examine experts’ expectations in regard to organizational and job related factors. After defining...

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Global and Regional Business Cycles - Shocks and Propagations

Thorsrud, Leif Anders - 2013

We study the synchronization of real and nominal variables across four different regions of the world, Asia, Europe, North and South America, covering 32 different countries. Employing a FAVAR framework, we distinguish between global and regional demand and supply shocks and document the...

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North American Electricity : Escalating Prices Possible unless Infrastructure Investment Barriers are Eased

Angevine, Gerry - 2013

This report is the third in the Fraser Institute's Continental Energy Strategy for North America series. It provides a … of investment that will be required in electricity infrastructure in North America and also identifies some of the market … the required proper, cost-efficient, and timely development of electricity infrastructure in North America. The main goal …

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Does the Tail Wag the Dog? The Effect of Credit Default Swaps on Credit Risk

Subrahmanyam, Marti G. - 2013

Concerns have been raised, especially since the global financial crisis, about whether trading in credit default swaps (CDS) increases the credit risk of the reference entities. This study examines this issue by quantifying the impact of CDS trading on the credit risk of firms. We use a unique,...

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